Emes & al. Bill.

Hodie 2avice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
Relief of Fulke Emes Gentleman, and others, who
had elapsed their Times, either for paying their Money,
or naming their Nominees, for purchasing Annuities;
and also for Relief of Sir John Mead Knight and
Baronet, who had elapsed his Time for paying Part
of his Purchase-money for a forfeited Estate in Ireland; and also for Relief of Dorothy Ireland and
others, in respect of several Tickets for Payment of
Annuities, and of several Million Lottery and Malt
Lottery Tickets, and Exchequer Bills, and Debentures
to the Army, which have been burnt or lost."

ORDERED, That the Consideration of the said Bill be
committed to the Lords following:

Message from H. C. to remind the Lords of the Justices of Peace Qualification Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Freeman and others:

To put this House in Mind of the Bill, sent up some
Time since, intituled, "An Act for Qualification of
Justices of the Peace;" being a Bill of great Consequence to Her Majesty's Subjects.

Message to them, to remind them of Amendments to the Bill for excluding Persons in new Offices out of H. C.

Then, a Message was sent to the House of Commons,
by Sir Robert Legard and Mr. Rogers:

To put them in Mind of the Amendments made by
this House to the Bill, intituled, "An Act for excluding
out of the House of Commons all Persons in any
Offices or Employments erected since the Sixth Day
of February, One Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-four,
or to be erected;" it being a Bill highly tending to impartial Proceedings in Parliament.

Message from H. C. to return the Promissory Notes and Inland Bills of Exchange, Bill:

A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Eyre and others:

To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for giving
like Remedy upon Promissory Notes as is not used
upon Bills of Exchange;" and for the better Payment
of Inland Bills of Exchange;" and to acquaint this
House, that they have agreed to their Lordships Amendments made to the said Bill, with some Amendments,
whereunto they desire their Lordships Concurrence.

Sir Tho. Cooke's Bill;

A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Craggs and others:

To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for confirming
a Lease hereofore made, of certain Messuages and
Lands in Epsom, by Sir Joseph Shelden and Sir James
Edwards, to Humphry Bean, and agreed to be assigned
to Sir Thomas Cooke Knight; and for enabling a Lease
of other Lands adjoining to the same to be made to
him;" and to acquaint this House, that they have
agreed to the same, with One Amendment, whereunto
they desire their Lordships Concurrence.

Which Amendment was read Thrice, and agreed
to; and ORDERED, That the Commons have Notice
thereof.

and Worsopp's Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Ogle and others:

To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting
in Trustees the Estate late of Sir Thomas Worsopp
Knight, and John Worsopp Esquire his Son deceased,
in Finsbury Fields, or Moor Fields, in the Parish of
Shoreditch, in the County of Middl'x, to be sold,
for the Payment of Debts and Legacies; and the
Overplus of the Money remaining to be laid out for
the purchasing of Messuages, Lands, Tenements, or
Hereditaments of Inheritance, in the Kingdom of
Ireland, to be settled as in the Act is particularly mentioned;" and to acquaint this House, that they have
agreed to the same, with some Amendments, whereunto
they desire their Lordships Concurrence.

Which Amendments were read Thrice, and agreed
to; and ORDERED, That the Commons have Notice
thereof.

Sheriffs Bill.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure, and put
into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act
for the Ease of Sheriffs, in the Execution of their
Offices, and passing their Accompts."

After some Time, the House was resumed.

And the Lord Herbert reported, "That the Committee had made some further Progress in the Bill;
and desire another Time may be appointed, for the
House to be put into a Committee again, to proceed
therein."

ORDERED, That the House shall be put into a Committee again, on Monday next, upon the said Bill; and
no other Business to intervene.

Poor's Bills.

Whereas this Day was appointed, for the Second
Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the Relief,
Employment, and Settlement of the Poor;" and also
the House to be in a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the further and better Relief,
Employment, and Maintenance of the Poor:"

It is ORDERED, That the First Bill shall be read the
Second Time on Tuesday next, and the House also put
into a Committee on the latter Bill that Day.